text_original: A trained observation takes things in at a glance, and correctly, too. EVIDENCE ' 269 M. Robert Houdin gives this interesting description of training his own eye, as quoted in "The Lock and Key Library:" "My son and I passed rapidly before a toy shop, or any other displaying a variety of wares, and cast an attentive glance upon it. A few steps farther on we drew pencil and paper from our pockets, and tried which could describe the greater number of objects seen in passing.
text_transcription: A TRAINED OBSERVATION TAKES THINGS IN AT A GLANCE AND CORRECTLY TO MISTER ROBERT HOUDIN GIVES THIS INTERESTING DESCRIPTION OF TRAINING IN HIS OWN EYE AS QUOTED IN THE LOCK AND KEY LIBRARY MY SON AND I PASS RAPIDLY BEFORE A TOY SHOP OR ANY OTHER DISPLAYING A VARIETY OF WARES AND CAST AN ATTENTIVE GLANCE UPON IT A FEW STEPS FARTHER ON WE DREW PENCIL AND PAPER FROM OUR POCKETS AND TRIED WHICH COULD DESCRIBE THE GREATER NUMBER OF OBJECTS SEEN IN PASSING
phonemes: ɐ tɹˈeɪnd ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən tˈeɪks θˈɪŋz ɪn æɾə ɡlˈæns, ænd kɚɹˈɛktli, tˈuː. ˈɛvɪdəns tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ˈɛm. ɹˈɑːbɚt hˈaʊdɪn ɡˈɪvz ðɪs ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən ʌv tɹˈeɪnɪŋ hɪz ˈoʊn ˈaɪ, æz kwˈoʊɾᵻd ˈɪn "ðə lˈɑːk ænd kˈiː lˈaɪbɹɛɹi:" "maɪ sˈʌn ænd aɪ pˈæst ɹˈæpɪdli bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɐ tˈɔɪ ʃˈɑːp, ɔːɹ ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ dɪsplˈeɪɪŋ ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv wˈɛɹz, ænd kˈæst ɐn ɐtˈɛntɪv ɡlˈæns əpˌɑːn ɪt. ɐ fjˈuː stˈɛps fˈɑːɹðɚɹ ˌɔn wiː dɹˈuː pˈɛnsəl ænd pˈeɪpɚ fɹʌm ˌaʊɚ pˈɑːkɪts, ænd tɹˈaɪd wˌɪtʃ kʊd dᵻskɹˈaɪb ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ˈɑːbdʒɛkts sˈiːn ɪn pˈæsɪŋ.